Czechoslovak musician (bassoon), composer and conductor. Born on August 28, 1927, in Ostrava (former Czechoslovakia), died on January 17, 1995, in Bratislava, Slovakia. Member of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovenská filharmónia), founding member of the Czechoslovak Radio Strings Dance Orchestra Bratislava (Sláčikový tanečný orchester Čs. rozhlasu Bratislava), 1970-1991 conductor of the Czechoslovak Radio Dance Orchestra Bratislava (Tanečný orchester Čs. rozhlasu v Bratislave).